Layoffs coming soon !

[N965VJ]

I read in Aviation International News around ten years ago some of the BAes went to Europe as flying casinos.

 

[Be Careful What You Wish For.]

Apparently you may not need a merger to generate layoffs.

 

[N346PS]

a.) Bring Another Engine
PSA's neighborhood overtime slut, no wonder I loved that airplane.
b.) British Attempt at Engineering
It was originally designed in the '50,s with a recip engine, nobody bought it.
It was redone in the '70,s with a turbo prop engine, nobody bought it.
In the '80,s they put a fan-jet on it, with a backwards rotating fan, nightmare.
But PSA in there wisdom bought a bunch of them.
The only other air carrier to use them was AirWis & I saw some flying out of CLT before I retired in 2005, but I think they were re-named RJ-70?

 

[Be Careful What You Wish For.]

If my eyes don't deceive me I see twin engine models out of DIA.

Tell me this is a mirage!

 

[N346PS]

Tell me this is a mirage!
No its a Dornier (SP), Continental express had a bunch of them. Dont know what the model was!
After the cockpit, the first 2/3 was the cabin, last 1/3 was the cargo area.
Excuse me for being stupid but I thought that when they closed Stapleton Field that DIA would return to the original designation of DEN ?

 

[N965VJ]

I’m reminded of the n00b DC-9 FO who saw the space for four engines in the aircraft logbook and had visions of 747s dancing in his head. I guess he’d never been out west yet and saw a BAe.

Back OT, I bet there are a bunch of senior folks who would take a separation with decent medical benefits. Are you listening, Tempe?

 

[Kev3188]

The only other air carrier to use them was AirWis & I saw some flying out of CLT before I retired in 2005, but I think they were re-named RJ-70?

N346PS--

Mesaba had the updated version, known as the RJ85. They were a nightmare to work, but fantastic to fly on, since they only had 69 seats instead of the 85 it was supposed to have.


Be Careful what you wish for--

The plane you saw was a Dornier 328Jet, which is essentially a 328 turboprop except with jet engines. Skyway also had some (flying as Midwest Connect), and just retired them, when they decided to get out the flying business. You may also have seen some flying as DL Connection (flown by ACA before they became Independence Air, IIRC) awhile ago....

 

[InternationalShannon]

I dream of a furlough similar to the VF1. Three years with full benefits and seniority. I would throw the biggest furlough party!


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LOL!! Furlough party!!!

 

[SegmentKing]

LOL!! Furlough party!!!

IntlShannon, I think you should take the furlough.

then move to florida, I'll hire ya, just don't be hanging out in customs too much. there isn't a lot to do in there, unless its using customs as a shortcut to the employee vending machines ($1 sodas vs $2.50 in public areas!)

Btw, FLL customs is EASY to work, as long as you aren't stuck in line 😛

 

[InternationalShannon]

IntlShannon, I think you should take the furlough.

then move to florida, I'll hire ya, just don't be hanging out in customs too much. there isn't a lot to do in there, unless its using customs as a shortcut to the employee vending machines ($1 sodas vs $2.50 in public areas!)

Btw, FLL customs is EASY to work, as long as you aren't stuck in line 😛

Well , I wouldn't have wanted to have been left out of the furlough party! We'll see what happens!!

Florida = good
Customs = Not so much

I try to stay out of customs as MUCH as possible here in CLT, I hate re-check , and I only go down there for the shortcut to the breakroom .....I suck up to supervisors so I can only work the Transatlantics out of D11 and then go home. :-D

How nice of you to hire me, but I require a position with the ability to screw around all day and get missing/come back without anyone knowing. Speaking of which, perhaps you need a wheelchair pusher? Apparently playing "hide and seek" is in the job description for ours....I could do that!!



What else you got? LOL.

 

[InternationalShannon]

Back OT, I bet there are a bunch of senior folks who would take a separation with decent medical benefits. Are you listening, Tempe?

I don't have jurassic seniority or anything, but I'd take a furlough for a STARBUCKS card and flight benefits!!!

 

[sharktooth]

IIRC the PSA merger was four years prior. Wasn’t the economic downturn in 1991 more of a factor?

The news was delivered to the Pilot MEC October of 1991 by Mr. Schofield. The furloughs were ugly and, IMHO, completely unnecessary. The CLT boys wanted to give away more, even to attempting to negotiate around the MEC. I guess they were frightened they might have to fill out a resume.<sigh>

 

[luvgoldens]

"Damn I loved that airplane, dont ask me why...but I did."

Me, too! Cutest a/c and the smoothest landings ever. We called it "Fluff."

 

[Travelpro72]

That 146 could take off and land on a dime. I flew it out of SNA a few times. WOW. Now back OT let me know where and when to sign up for little vacation.

 

[N346PS]

We called it "Fluff."
Mechanics called it the "Killer B"
Pilots called it the "Aero-Slug"

I flew it out of SNA a few times.
That was actually a very scary ride, the pilots had to cook the engines to get enough altitude to be able to idle it over Newport Beach because of there noise restrictions.

would take a separation with decent medical benefits.
That reminds me of the old saying, "Wish in one hand, Sh*t in the other, see which one gets full first". They already took everything away, do you really think there going to give you something extra to leave, not a chance. When I left I got a retirement check that was enough to pay rent on a single-wide trailer in the seediest side of town, the only up-side to it is I dont have to pay taxes. But thats because its way below poverty level. Once you get used to it, dog food aint that bad.